A richly illustrated and fascinating book of jewels and gems that will appeal to anyone interested in the history of jewelry, portraiture, and European culture. From the Renaissance to the end of the Belle Epoque, cameo, intaglio, and miniature portraits, prized as representations of eminent people or treasured as images of the beloved, have been enriched by jeweled frames in order to wear them or display them as precious objects. Rulers from the Medici to the Romanovs commissioned portrait jewels. Dynasties represented here include the Valois and Bourbon in France; Bavarian, Habsburg, a Portrait Jewels - Diana Scarisbrick od authora Diana Scarisbrick a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Diana Scarisbrick |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
352 |
Rok vydání |
2011 |
Nakladatelství |
Thames & Hudson |